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“The Mirror & the Lamp” reviews “AURORA: What Happened to the Earth? Live From Mexico City”
On Saturday, March 7th, at 3:45 p.m. McKenna Schillinger, Taylor Whitmore, Carter L. Myers, Cecilia Garcia Luengas, and Karissa L. Geisinger attended…
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Visiting The Goon Squad: Examining Jennifer Egan’s Time at Western Illinois University
On March 5th, 2026, Jennifer Egan, Pulitzer Prize winner, journalist, author of 2010’s A Visit from the Goon Squad and its 2022…
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Proust Questionnaire – Jennifer Egan
This was a live edited interview between Karissa Geisinger and Jennifer Egan, conducted on March 5th, 2026. Jennifer Egan is a Brooklyn-based…
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All that glitters is not “Schmutz” a feature on Dr. Seegulam’s presentation of “The Philosophy of Schmutz”
On a warm day in February 2026, Dr. Esa Seegulam presented on The Philosophy of Schmutz in the Camp Point Library. There…
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Everyday English Majors: Guysha Guy
Guysha Guy is currently an undergraduate student at Western Illinois University, majoring in English Literature and minoring in Creative Writing. She loves…
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A Warrior for Earth: A review of “What Happened to the Heart?”
A review essay of What Happened to the Heart? by AURORA. Decca, Glassnote and Petroleum Records, 2024. You can give up on…
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A Stew of Sounds: A review of “The Gods We Can Touch”
A review essay of The Gods We Can Touch by AURORA. Decca and Glassnote Records, 2022. “[a] long time ago we seemed…
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A Lesson on Balance: A review of “Infections of a Different Kind of Human”
A review essay of Infections of a Different Kind (Step 1) and A Different Kind of Human (Step 2) by AURORA. Decca…
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A Warrior of Love: A review of “All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (Deluxe)”
A review essay of All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend (Deluxe) by AURORA. Decca and Glassnote Records, 2016. AURORA’s debut…
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Maybe Earth Isn’t So Bad?
A review of The Martian, by Andy Weir. Random House, 2011. 369 pages Right now, I can confidently say that no has…
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Everyday English: Daniel Baugh
Daniel Baugh is a graduate student pursuing a second bachelor’s degree in mathematics while remaining actively involved in the English Department’s writing…
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Unpacking My Library: Dr. Alisha White
Dr. Alisha White is originally from Illinois but moved away when she was five, first to Restin, Virginia and then to Atlanta,…
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